DE68910374T2 - Elektrisch programierbarer Speicher mit mehreren bits pro Zelle. - Google Patents

Elektrisch programierbarer Speicher mit mehreren bits pro Zelle.

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DE68910374T2
DE68910374T2 DE89401183T DE68910374T DE68910374T2 DE 68910374 T2 DE68910374 T2 DE 68910374T2 DE 89401183 T DE89401183 T DE 89401183T DE 68910374 T DE68910374 T DE 68910374T DE 68910374 T2 DE68910374 T2 DE 68910374T2
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current
cell
value
voltage
programming
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Jean Cabinet Ballot-Schm Devin
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STMicroelectronics SA
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SGS Thomson Microelectronics SA
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11C—STATIC STORES
    • G11C11/00—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor
    • G11C11/21—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor using electric elements
    • G11C11/34—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor using electric elements using semiconductor devices
    • G11C11/40—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor using electric elements using semiconductor devices using transistors
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11C—STATIC STORES
    • G11C11/00—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor
    • G11C11/56—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor using storage elements with more than two stable states represented by steps, e.g. of voltage, current, phase, frequency
    • G11C11/5621—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor using storage elements with more than two stable states represented by steps, e.g. of voltage, current, phase, frequency using charge storage in a floating gate
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11C—STATIC STORES
    • G11C11/00—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor
    • G11C11/56—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor using storage elements with more than two stable states represented by steps, e.g. of voltage, current, phase, frequency
    • G11C11/5621—Digital stores characterised by the use of particular electric or magnetic storage elements; Storage elements therefor using storage elements with more than two stable states represented by steps, e.g. of voltage, current, phase, frequency using charge storage in a floating gate
    • G11C11/5642—Sensing or reading circuits; Data output circuits

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
  • Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
  • Read Only Memory (AREA)
DE89401183T 1988-04-26 1989-04-26 Elektrisch programierbarer Speicher mit mehreren bits pro Zelle. Expired - Fee Related DE68910374T2 (de)

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FR8805511A FR2630573B1 (fr) 1988-04-26 1988-04-26 Memoire programmable electriquement avec plusieurs bits d'information par cellule

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DE68910374D1 DE68910374D1 (de) 1993-12-09
DE68910374T2 true DE68910374T2 (de) 1994-02-24

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US (1) US4964079A (ja)
EP (1) EP0340107B1 (ja)
JP (1) JP3101697B2 (ja)
KR (1) KR890016574A (ja)
DE (1) DE68910374T2 (ja)
FR (1) FR2630573B1 (ja)

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EP0340107A1 (fr) 1989-11-02
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DE68910374D1 (de) 1993-12-09
FR2630573A1 (fr) 1989-10-27
JPH0215497A (ja) 1990-01-19
KR890016574A (ko) 1989-11-29
FR2630573B1 (fr) 1990-07-13
JP3101697B2 (ja) 2000-10-23

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